Gaining a greater understanding through the SMVF Policy Academy
I was incredibly fortunate to attend the Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) Policy Academy in Baltimore, Maryland earlier this month. What an eye opening, valuable experience for me!...
View ArticleWorking Together to End Veteran Homelessness
“The climb will get steeper the closer we get to the summit.” – Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General (Ret.) Eric K. Shinseki Speaking at the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans conference in...
View ArticleSustainability 2.0
At the annual Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery – Priority to Veterans (JDTR) grantee meeting this year, each grantee site gave a brief report on their sustainability efforts. As expected, sites...
View ArticleThe Experience of Veteran’s Day among Deployed Soldiers
When my husband deployed in August, I quickly learned many tough lessons that military families regularly face throughout a deployment. One such lesson is that holidays will not be the same throughout...
View ArticleThe Carpenter Family
On June 19, 2014, President Obama presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Kyle Carpenter, 24. Mr. Carpenter was selected as a recipient because of his heroic actions in Afghanistan in 2010 when...
View ArticleVeterans Day Reflection
I am a wife of a veteran, a daughter of a veteran, a granddaughter of a veteran, a niece of a veteran, and a cousin of a veteran. I am a veteran. Serving in the military runs through my blood. …...
View ArticleMilitary Homecomings are a Process, Not an Event: Part 1
This is Part 1 of the Military Homecomings are a Process; Not an Event blog. Read Part 2 here. At the end of June, my husband arrived home from a 10-month deployment to Kuwait. I started writing a blog...
View ArticleSongwriting with Soldiers
When I got to work on November 13, there was an e-mail from my wife with an announcement about a performance at The Linda. The show featured a group of songwriters who have been working with veterans...
View ArticleAnd the winner is…Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
This blog was co-written by Lisa Guerin and Dan Abreu. An Introduction: Film producers Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry begin their acceptance speech at this year’s Academy Awards acknowledging the...
View ArticleMilitary Homecomings are a Process; Not an Event: Part 2
This is Part 2 of the Military Homecomings are a Process; Not an Event blog. Read Part 1 here. Military families sometimes have to make decisions that are unimaginable. We do the best we can to weigh...
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